Ukraine

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas discussed short-term and long-term military assistance to Ukraine, EU defence capabilities and defence industry at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Defence in Brussels, reports the Ministry of National Defence.

On Tuesday, as Ukraine marks 1,000 days since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression, President Gitanas Nausėda addressed all Ukrainians, urging them to remain strong and courageous, the presidency has said.

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Ukraine and Lithuania have signed a quadripartite agreement on cooperation in the field of defence industry. Officials also hold talks on the production of the Palianytsia, Ukrainian long-range drone missiles, the defence minister has said.

War refugees arriving to Lithuania from Ukraine will be entitled to a one-off benefit of EUR 176, reports IOM Lithuania, Vilnius-based office of the International Organisation for Migration.

Two Lithuanians were stripped of citizenship for fighting on the Russian side against Ukraine.

On Monday, 21 October, a session of the Assembly of the Seimas of Lithuania and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was held in Vilnius. Its participants discussed the Victory Plan presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.

Кандидат в президенты США от Республиканской партии Дональд Трамп обвинил украинского лидера Владимира Зеленского в том, что тот допустил начало войны в Украине, - хотя агрессором была Россия. Экс-глава Белого дома дал интервью популярному ютуберу Патрику Бет-Дэвиду. Подкаст вышел в четверг, 17 октя...

The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of Lithuania has signed a letter of intent on cooperation with a Ukrainian company in constructing a new generation RDX explosives factory in Lithuania. Construction is expected to begin next year.

The EU, US, UK, and multiple other countries have already announced sanctions on individuals that have contributed to the Russian aggression in Ukraine over the past two years. Over 2,200 individuals have already been sanctioned by the EU. I would argue that the number of individuals who should be s...

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it has detained two Ukrainian military intelligence officers in Kaliningrad Oblast as they attempted to cross from Lithuania to Russia. The National Crisis Management Centre of Lithuania (NKVC) believes these claims to be a provocation.

Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement in view of the „Common Understandings between China and Brazil on Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis“ presented in the letter dated 25 July 2024 from the Permanent Representatives of Brazil and China to the United Nations addressed to the s...

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda on Wednesday attended the Ukraine Compact meeting at the invitation of US President Joe Biden. Nausėda emphasised that Lithuania would continue actively providing military assistance to Ukraine.

Minister of Social Security and Labour Vytautas Šilinskas and Ukraine’s Minister of Youth and Sports Matvii Bidnyi have signed a plan on cooperation in the youth policy field, the ministry has said.

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas has announced that this year Lithuania will transfer to Ukraine additional military aid.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Defence Minister of Ukraine Rustem Umerov in Kyiv on Saturday, the ministry said in a press release.

A citizen of Ukraine will stand trial for smuggling 15 irregular migrants across the border of Lithuania. Investigators found that he was illegally transporting citizens of Afghanistan who did not have residence permits in Lithuania.

Lithuania’s First Lady Diana Nausėdienė attended the Fourth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen in Kyiv on Thursday, hosted by Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, the presidency reports.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis arrived in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on Friday morning.

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday morning. The head of state will meet with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and attend the Summit of the Crimea Platform.